3:16 – Only Jesus: 40 Days with the Son

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  1. Kurt Says:
    October 3, 2007 at 10:09 am

    Day 3-

    Joseph Caught In The Middle

    Joseph was devout. God knew this. Mary was as well. God also knew this. So, naturally there where major issues with following Jewish law. The angels instilled some level of assurance that God was behind all of this. Mum was the word.

    The interesting thing is that this is always God’s modus operandi. He choses individuals that will follow His dictates. Those people historically have come from obscure backgrounds. When some of the early disciples went to tell their friends the had found the Messiah, they basically said, “You can’t be serious. Nothing worth anything, let alone the messiah has ever come out of Nazereth.”

    Noah, Abraham, Moses, David, Isaiah, Jeremiah, John The Baptist, Paul, Peter, John, Luke, Mark, the list goes on. All relatively humble, meek and also obscure individuals. All have done extraordinary things for the kingdom.

    I am blessed to be “caught in the middle” as well. I will do my part, in His name.

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  2. Kurt Says:
    October 4, 2007 at 8:03 am

    Day 4-

    Because Of Love

    And it’s because He loved the world. I know that I could not have consumated the deal. That’s because my heart knows nothing of loving unconditionally. Nine times out of ten, I love for selfish reasons. The motivation is to my benefit. When you really think about it, and I have before, Jesus’ earthly ministry was a complete failure, on the surface. But, the lesson here becomes that God’s love does not fail. Not possible, because it’s everlasting. I can only relate to the temporal, not the eternal. I must become a better lover, unconditionally.

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